The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-08-19

on his place. 20
Chef. Hopkins, of Chesaning, was
in Owosso, Monday.
Geo, Carpenter and family passed
the Sabbath in Ovid.
Miss Jessie Cary visited in Flint
the first of the week.
Frank Gould, Of Detroit, was in
Owosso the fore part of the week.
Frank ]. White, of Toledo spent
Sunday with ]. L. Eaton and family.
Large numbers of Owossoites have
been at the Ionia reunion this week.
Some dogs not muzzled running
the streets yet; enforce the ordinance.
Geo. L. Lusk has presented to the
M. <. church fine new bible and
hymn book.
Most of the Owossoites who have
been at the northern resorts are at
home again.
An unusual amount Of interest is
being manifested in the coming
county fair.
Grahame & Conner have the finest
line of cigars in the city-a5 brands
to select from.
New pension to Andrew J. Wagon.
err, of Corunna; increase to VIM. +.
Spaulding, Of Owosso.
Bowers & Goodyear were acquitted
on charge of maintaining slaugh-
ter house within 20 rods Of o public
highway.
II. E. Worcester, station agent of
the Michigan Central, is at Lowell,
Mass, called there by the death of
his father.
A new pension was granted to
John Ferry, of New Lothrop, and
reissue to Henry Clark, of Vernon,
on Tuesday.
Would it not be good policy for
the city to have the watering tub at
Gute's hill put in repair? 1t would
be great public convenience.
Gratiot Journal f. M. Hopkins,
principal of the Elm Hall school last
year, will teach in East Saginaw next
year ct salary OF $3.50 per annum.
The Young Peoples Society of the
M. E. church placed fine new pull
pit in the church during the absence
of Rev. Stalker. 1t was made by
Woodward Bros.
Rev. S. B. Shaw, who has been
holding the holiness campmeeting in
New Haven, will preach in Salvation
Army hall Friday evening. Ovid and
Corunna soldiers will unite with
Owosso in coronation meeting.
We note with pleasure thar the
Detroit Weekly Free Press has been
enlarged to a ten page paper in order
to accommodate its new agricultural
department which is to be one Of the
most complete and prominent fea-
lures of the paper.
The delegates and aternates from
the Owosso Business Mems Associa-
ton to the State meeting at Flint, are:
S. Lamfrom, Chas. Lawrence, H. w.
Parker, S. E. Parkill and N. Macbain.
Alternates--E. L. Brewer, ]. M. Ter
bush, E. A. Todd, N. c. Payne and
Paul M. Roth.
The Flint Globe: On the 22d inst.
the city of Owosso will vote on a
proposition to raise by tax $4,000 TO
secure the Toledo, Ann Arbor and
Northern Michigan R. r. shops
there, and it will undoubtedly carry.
That is the way Owosso gets to the.
front. IF Flint would do likewise
perhaps she might grow likewise.
On examination, the committee of
the shool board, found that the tin
valleys on the central school house
roof we're leaking and these have
been repaired, saving farther ex-
penditureon the roof. The commit
tee is also having the cornice repair
ed anG reprinted, and also the inter
ior of the building. Porches are
being built over the entrances, thus
making the steps much safer for use
in stormy weather.
The Mt. Pleasant Enterprise:
Down at Owosso they are hustlers
that never let anything green grow
under their feet. For genuine sub
stantial booming and building up of
town Owosso takes the lead. The
common council and business mems
association have agreed to raise the
$a5. required for the location of
the t. & A. car shops, and it looks
very much as though they will get
the shops too. This means 1000
more population for the place in less
than a year.
The "Ncw Orleans University
Singers" have been singing for the
purpose of raising funds for the
Orphans Home, of Louisiana, under
directions of Rev. w. d. Goldman
and wife. They now request us to